Buenos Ayres, Margate.
I always thought Margate was very tacky, but I didn't really know it at all. My husband used to do some work at Ramsgate in the winter months many years ago, and that was dire in those days. I don't like overdone British Beach places in principle - I must do a blog on my favourite beaches. And I went to Aldburgh and Lowestoft with my New Zealand Tourist nephew last week, because we have had such lovely sunny days recently, but they are different to Margate.
Anyway I took Adri to Margate with me on Monday and took him down to the seaside area at lunchtime, to find that as well as the wonderful but decayed Regency houses at the front, there is a whole interesting 'old town' behind to explore. The other 'tourists' consisted of hundreds of European teenagers who poured off the train (good place to park - £2.20 for the day). They are probably here for the compulsary 4 week English lessons - we get the same in Cambridge and my sister Dublin has mostly Spanish youngsters there. So excitable! The local white youth are overdressed and badly mannered, lots of people with drinks, but also lots of different nationalities.
I think Margate is a place where a lot of asylum seekers went a few years ago, because they have the cheap boarding houses and it is close to London. Anyway money is being spent there, and if I could snap up one of the Regency houses before they are all turned into retirement appartments I would! (I deny being a capitalist, but I appreciate spacious historic houses)
Ari was happy to explore the cash machines and games areas, and win himself a disgusting orange furry dice. My good friend Joc, who is a professional clarinettist, and also at University in Kent doing a MA in performance, just did a recital at the Winter Gardens in Margate - and was staggered to find herself playing to over 200 people!!!! And it was sunny enough to sit on the beach yesterday too.
More Latin Americana.. Row of cheap hotels by the Railway station, with a view over the beach and town but no sun - priced between £22.50 and £11.50 a night!!! Best bit - The street is called Buenos Ayres (sic!!!) . British/International/Observation without over-diagnosis I suspect. I comment no more.
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